High quality and innovation are hallmarks of Ohio wildlife parks

1:33 PM,
Jul. 19, 2014

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opened its new Circle of Wildlife carousel this summer.

Written by

Emily Maddern
CentralOhio.com

Ohio affectionately is known as the Buckeye State, but it well could be known as the Incredibly Awesome Zoos State.

In a USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice poll, readers voted the Toledo Zoo as the nation's best to visit, and it was followed closely by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden at No. 3 and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium at No. 5.

Tamara Brown, public relations manager for TourismOhio, said it is no surprise to see so many Ohio zoos make the cut because it's no secret the state is home to multiple high-quality zoos. ...